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Juan Marcos Arellano y de Guzman

Profile:
Born: April 25, 1888
Birthplace: Tondo, Manila
Died: December 5, 1960
Nationality: Filipino
Design Style: Neo Classic and Art Deco
Spouse(s): Naty Ocampo
Parent(s): Luis C. Arellano 
Bartola de
Guzmán

Biography:

Ar. Juan Marcos de Guzmán Arellano was a Filipino painter and architect, best
known as the architect of Manila’s Metropolitan Theater, the Manila Post Office
Building, Jones Bridge and the development of Quezon City. He was born into a
cultured, artistic family then Juan attended the Ateneo Municipal and graduated in
1908. His first interest was reportedly painting and he trained under Lorenzo Guerrero,
the “Ermita Master,” Toribio Antillon, and Fabian de la Rosa. Arellano went to the
Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts in 1911 and then transferred to Drexel to finish
his bachelor’s degree in Architecture. He was trained in the Beaux Arts and
subsequently went to work for George B. Post & Sons in New York City, where he met
and collaborated with Frederick Law Olmsted, Jr.

Works:
Iglesiani Cristo Central Temple in
Commonwealth Avenue, Diliman, Quezon
City
-The Iglesiani Cristo Central Temple in
Commonwealth Avenue, Diliman, Quezon City
was the largest Chapel designed by Santos-
Viola. The temple is considered to be the
largest
church in Asia, and can accommodate up to
7000 people inside and cost about US$2 million. The Central Temple features
octagonal spires, "fine latticework" and ribbed windows.. The Central Temple, as well
as other INC churches, can be described as Neo-Gothic in style, with the distinctive
spires representing “the reaching out of the faithful to God”.

The National Shrine of Our Lady of

Lourdes
-The National Shrine of Our Lady of Lourdes,
(Filipino: PambansángDambana ng Mahal
naBirhen ng Lourdes) better known as
Lourdes Church, is a Roman Catholic
national shrine in Quezon City, Philippines
The present church was completed and
inaugurated in 1951.

Iglesia Ni Cristo Central Office

-Iglesia Ni Cristo Central Office Architect:
Carlos Antonio Santos-Viola One of the best
known buildings designed by Carlos Antonio
Santos-Viola, the INC Central Temple in
Commonwealth Avenue in Quezon City is
also the biggest religious edifice he ever
built.

Prepared by: Arjite, Eros John S.